Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake

Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake

Author: Rick Rhodes

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 2002-01-31

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781455603145

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A guide to cruising rivers along the Great Loop in the United States, from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake. Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America’s heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with commercial traffic, are addressed here. Also, by featuring numerous historical anecdotes and other river lore, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake gives insight into the region's past along with current restaurant and entertainment options. Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including: Five NOAA chart excerpts Twenty-one sketch charts Ninety-one marinas Fifty-three fuel locations More than thirty cities & towns Thirty-three GPS way points Fifteen locks Over 170 bridges 140 launches and ramps Hundreds of phone numbers


Canoeing Michigan Rivers

Canoeing Michigan Rivers

Author: Jerry Dennis

Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Michigan

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933272337

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Caution! You may want to paddle every river! Rapid by rapid, rock by rock descriptions of 1500 miles of canoeing opportunities on 45 blue-ribbon rivers by two experts who personally paddled every mile. A wealth of canoeing adventures from placid family floats to blood-curdling whitewater runs. Accurate, easy-to-follow maps show access sites, campgrounds, put-ins/take-outs, roads, bridges. . . and more. Concise, essential call-out data features gradient, rapids and falls, portages, skill required. . . and more. Clear, authoritative descriptions detail lengths, trip times, depth, current, bottom composition, widths, access information, parking facilities, fishing opportunities. . . and more.


The Paddler's Guide to Michigan

The Paddler's Guide to Michigan

Author: Jeff Counts

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2011-05-02

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1581578997

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A travel guide for the paddling-inclined. The Paddler’s Guide to Michigan takes users to the best quiet waters in the Great Lakes state, including rivers, inland lakes, and the Great Lakes. The guide is full of helpful suggestions for how to have the best paddling trips, even at the most popular destinations. Just because a river can be paddled, it doesn’t mean the experience will be a good one, so outdoorsman and journalist Jeff Counts has researched and paddled all these waters to bring you tips and details to make your outings as enjoyable as possible. He offers comprehensive information to help those who own kayaks arrange their own trips as well as info for the more casual kayaker who wishes to work with outfitters.


Bonnie Dahl's Superior Way

Bonnie Dahl's Superior Way

Author: Bonnie Dahl

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780942235920

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Bonnie Dahl knows Lake Superior like no one else. Those who have purchased her previous editions know that her Superior Way is the "bible" for cruising Lake Superior and this fourth edition offers even more great information than ever before. Aboard their Columbia 10.7 sailboat, Bonnie and her husband, Ron, have spent more than 30 years exploring and testing every nook and cranny, documenting and charting every harbor and cove to bring boaters an exciting cruising experience anywhere and everywhere on Lake Superior. Power boaters, sailors and kayakers alike will find everything they need for safe and enjoyable travel throughout the lake's channels.


The Great Lakes Water Wars

The Great Lakes Water Wars

Author: Peter Annin

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2009-08-25

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 159726637X

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The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.


Waterfalls of Michigan

Waterfalls of Michigan

Author: Greg Kretovic

Publisher: Best Waterfalls by State

Published: 2018-07

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781591938675

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This comprehensive guidebook profiles more than 100 waterfalls in the state of Michigan, all scouted first-hand by expert local photographer Greg Kretovic.


Field Guide to Northwest Michigan

Field Guide to Northwest Michigan

Author: James Dake

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-04

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781734127713

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An authoritative 176-page guide with color photography describing over 500 species in the Northwest Michigan region, including wildflowers, trees, fungi, insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and more.


Great Lakes Wetland Walks

Great Lakes Wetland Walks

Author: Peg Comfort

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-30

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781734127706

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Great Lakes Wetland Walks is an easy to use guide on wetland plants of the Great Lakes Region, featuring a foreword by Jerry Dennis, cover and section artwork by Glenn Wolff, plant diagrams by Heather Shaw, and photographs by James Dake. Full color photographs of wetland flowers are organized by seasons: spring, early summer and late summer, along with a step-by-step process for identifying common flowers with a limited number of technical words. Field note pages are included so you can make notes and sketches to help you remember plants that you meet on your walks. Loaded with resources - including plant lists, glossary, field guides, color photos, diagrams, and checklists - this guide is sure to make your wetland walks memorable.


Michigan's Top Fishing Maps

Michigan's Top Fishing Maps

Author: Chuck Lichon

Publisher: Frank Amato Publications

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781571884961

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Thousands of lakes and streams await anglers in Michigan State; pick almost any spot on the map and chances are there's a fishing spot nearby. But the fun and challenge is in catching fish, not just searching for them. Now with Michigan's Top Fishing Maps finding - and catching - fish just got a whole lot easier. Fresh water, trout, salmon, steelhead, bass, walleye... the opportunities are endless. Michigan native Chuck Lichon takes the guess work out of fishing some of Michigan's top rivers and lakes, including areas of Huron, Superior, Erie and Michigan lakes. Each river and lake is individually covered, Lichon discusses fish species and average size; seasonal availability; run timing; most productive techniques; best tackle and flies; shore and boat access; known structure such as sunken islands and drop-offs; and much more. You'll also find everything you need to plan a successful fishing trip - local hotels, lodges and B&Bs; campgrounds; National Parks and Ranger Stations; guides; tackle and fly shops; sporting goods stores; restaurants; chambers of commerce and visitor's centers; the amount of information is incredible. The 86 detailed maps alone are worth the price of this book.